RPD Chief Sheppard responds to criticism over burglary incident

6:26 PM,
Jan. 23, 2013

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Rochester police are investigating a burglary in which a Rochester man used an assault weapon to chase two burglars from his home.

The Rochester Police Department Chief James Sheppard said during a press briefing Wednesday afternoon that two male suspects entered the home at 442 Congress Avenue just after midnight Tuesday morning.

Unbeknownst to the suspects, two male roommates, ages 21 and 22, were inside the house at the time of the break-in. One of the roommates heard a noise, observed the suspects inside his house and notified his roommate of the break-in. ...